Page 16 of Boss's Baby Surprise

“Clarissa,” Kyle started. “We need to talk.”

My insides twisted. “I hope you aren’t breaking up with me already,” I said with a nervous laugh.

“Hardly, but we should have a little understanding about what is going on here.”

I nodded slowly. He was in a position of authority, I knew that. I knew we had to be very careful. “You don’t want anyone at the office to know,” I said.

“Exactly. I don’t want anyone to accuse me of favoritism or improprieties.”

I understood what he was saying. Being with Kyle could be disastrous to my internship. But it could also prove to be something wonderful. I wasn’t going to be his intern for too much longer. The program ended in about a month, and I wouldreturn to my classes. I’d no longer be his intern. We wouldn’t have to keep this thing between us a secret.

“I’ll see you in the office tomorrow morning,” I said. “This is our secret.” I leaned in and kissed him.

He held me tight and returned the kiss with a passion that made me want to turn around and let him take me back to bed.

“Yes, secret. Thank you for understanding,” he said before kissing me one last time.

I practically floated into the office the next morning, still high from everything Kyle had done to my body over the weekend. I was a ball of dancing nerves as I stepped into his office for our regular Monday morning meeting.

Alayna looked up and smiled at me as she took a sip of coffee.

“Good morning, Clarissa. Did you have a good weekend?” Kyle asked. His smile was holding back his laughter. He knew very well that I had a good weekend.

“As a matter of fact, I did,” I answered.

“I went out on the lake and got a sunburn,” Steve announced as he walked in behind me.

The bright red stripes across his face with the pale shape of sunglasses announced he'd spent too much time outside without sunscreen.

“Did you get outside at all?” Steve asked.

I shook my head. “I was stuck inside all weekend.” I bit my upper lip, refused to look at Kyle, and prayed I wasn’t blushing. “But it was totally worth it.”

8

KYLE

Ireached out and stroked the smooth skin of Clarissa’s back. “Where do you think you’re going?” I asked.

She sat on the edge of my bed. She twisted and gave me a smile. “I should get dressed. My roommate expects me home at some point during the weekend.”

“Will I see you before Monday morning?” I asked.

She shrugged. “Probably not.”

I continued to let my fingers play over the expanse of pale skin. “That’s not fair,” I complained.

“We see each other plenty during the week.”

“That’s not the same,” I pointed out. During the week, we acted as if there was nothing more between us than some flirty banter. As far as I knew, no one at the office was aware of our weekend activities over the past few weeks.

She started to stand up but sat down suddenly and clasped her hands over her face.

“Are you okay?”

She didn’t move for a moment and then slowly started to shake her head, but then she stopped moving. She placed one hand out on the mattress to brace herself, and I reached out to her hand, giving her a reassuring squeeze.

“Sorry, I just felt a little wonky there for a second,” she said.

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